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Here´s a interesting point of view of a early Styx show (Forest Park, Illinois February 17, 1973) by John Griffin.
This review was published at Forest Park Review newspaper on February 21, 1973.

"....Styx has two albums on the rocks now, one of them brand new...."

Jim young

Too bad JY doesn't do the playing with his teeth routine any longer. I'm sure that is just what their current show needs. That and the spinning keyboard and you have struck gold!

Bring back teeth-playing and ten minute drum solos. It will be more entertaining than JY singing Lorelei and stale covers of Damn Yankees songs.

Kilroy1983 wrote:Here´s a interesting point of view of a early Styx show (Forest Park, Illinois February 17, 1973) by John Griffin.
This review was published at Forest Park Review newspaper on February 21, 1973.

"....Styx has two albums on the rocks now, one of them brand new...."

Hilarious that they refer to Styx as "acid rock"....yeah if they only could see 10 years in the future...first time, sing for the day, babe, she cares, show me the way, et al...scream acid rock...

Toph wrote:

Kilroy1983 wrote:Here´s a interesting point of view of a early Styx show (Forest Park, Illinois February 17, 1973) by John Griffin.
This review was published at Forest Park Review newspaper on February 21, 1973.

"....Styx has two albums on the rocks now, one of them brand new...."

Hilarious that they refer to Styx as "acid rock"....yeah if they only could see 10 years in the future...first time, sing for the day, babe, she cares, show me the way, et al...scream acid rock...

Those damn sell outs!

Toph wrote:

Kilroy1983 wrote:Here´s a interesting point of view of a early Styx show (Forest Park, Illinois February 17, 1973) by John Griffin.
This review was published at Forest Park Review newspaper on February 21, 1973.

"....Styx has two albums on the rocks now, one of them brand new...."

Hilarious that they refer to Styx as "acid rock"....yeah if they only could see 10 years in the future...first time, sing for the day, babe, she cares, show me the way, et al...scream acid rock...

Well,as a young snot-nosed 13 year old visiting my dad in LA,the term was acid rock was the flavour of the early 70ies.
I was in a clothing store trying on a splendid pair of light blue bellbottom chords.The guy in the shop asked me what music I liked.
I said Alice Cooper ,Deep Purple ,Sabbath and the likes.All he said was 'acid rock'.The Styx sound then really wasn't that much different.
Anyways,bought the chords,and they looked smashing.

"Acid rock is a form of psychedelic rock, which is characterized by long instrumental solos, few (if any) lyrics and musical improvisation.[1] Tom Wolfe describes the LSD-influenced music of The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Pink Floyd, The Doors, Iron Butterfly, Big Brother & The Holding Company, Cream, Jefferson Airplane, Ultimate Spinach, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Blue Cheer, Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Great Society, Stone Garden and the Grateful Dead as "acid rock" in his book about Ken Kesey and the Acid Tests, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.[2]

"Acid rock" also refers to the subset of psychedelic rock bands that were part of, or were influenced by, the San Francisco Sound,[3] and which played loud, "heavy" music featuring long improvised solos.[4]"

Styx isn't close to this sound. Play Styx II and tell me if it has anywhere close to this description. Stop making Styx out to be something they weren't ever close to being.

Toph wrote:"Acid rock is a form of psychedelic rock, which is characterized by long instrumental solos, few (if any) lyrics and musical improvisation.[1] Tom Wolfe describes the LSD-influenced music of The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Pink Floyd, The Doors, Iron Butterfly, Big Brother & The Holding Company, Cream, Jefferson Airplane, Ultimate Spinach, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Blue Cheer, Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Great Society, Stone Garden and the Grateful Dead as "acid rock" in his book about Ken Kesey and the Acid Tests, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.[2]

"Acid rock" also refers to the subset of psychedelic rock bands that were part of, or were influenced by, the San Francisco Sound,[3] and which played loud, "heavy" music featuring long improvised solos.[4]"

Styx isn't close to this sound. Play Styx II and tell me if it has anywhere close to this description. Stop making Styx out to be something they weren't ever close to being.

The guy is talking about Styx in concert in 1973.Not their albums.

gr8dane wrote:The guy is talking about Styx in concert in 1973.Not their albums.

So they were playing stuff that wasn't on their albums or did but played them live in an entirely different way? Don't think so. Not from the live recordings I've heard from that era. I never considered them to be "acid rock".

Boomchild wrote:

gr8dane wrote:The guy is talking about Styx in concert in 1973.Not their albums.

So they were playing stuff that wasn't on their albums or did but played them live in an entirely different way? Don't think so. Not from the live recordings I've heard from that era. I never considered them to be "acid rock".

Fair enough.I was not at the show,and have not heard any of the old live recordings.
But I could imagine that they could have though,since the reference.
They certainly had the chops to do it though,in my humble opinion.

Don't suppose you could give us an example of a setlist from those days ??
I am curious.

gr8dane wrote:

Boomchild wrote:

gr8dane wrote:The guy is talking about Styx in concert in 1973.Not their albums.

So they were playing stuff that wasn't on their albums or did but played them live in an entirely different way? Don't think so. Not from the live recordings I've heard from that era. I never considered them to be "acid rock".

Fair enough.I was not at the show,and have not heard any of the old live recordings.
But I could imagine that they could have though,since the reference.
They certainly had the chops to do it though,in my humble opinion.

Don't suppose you could give us an example of a setlist from those days ??
I am curious.

The term is subjective. One person can agree while another does not. I am one that doesn't. They more along the lines of prog..

Toph wrote:"Acid rock is a form of psychedelic rock, which is characterized by long instrumental solos, few (if any) lyrics and musical improvisation.[1] Tom Wolfe describes the LSD-influenced music of The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Pink Floyd, The Doors, Iron Butterfly, Big Brother & The Holding Company, Cream, Jefferson Airplane, Ultimate Spinach, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Blue Cheer, Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Great Society, Stone Garden and the Grateful Dead as "acid rock" in his book about Ken Kesey and the Acid Tests, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.[2]

"Acid rock" also refers to the subset of psychedelic rock bands that were part of, or were influenced by, the San Francisco Sound,[3] and which played loud, "heavy" music featuring long improvised solos.[4]"

Styx isn't close to this sound. Play Styx II and tell me if it has anywhere close to this description. Stop making Styx out to be something they weren't ever close to being.

yeh....STOP IT!!!!!! you dont make styx out to be something they werent when ole "styx police" toph is around.....thanks for keeping us straight toph......you have no idea how grateful I am that we have you to keep us on point. who needs "roberts rules of order".....I vote we change it to "toph's rules of order".....can I get a second on that?

masque wrote:

Toph wrote:"Acid rock is a form of psychedelic rock, which is characterized by long instrumental solos, few (if any) lyrics and musical improvisation.[1] Tom Wolfe describes the LSD-influenced music of The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Pink Floyd, The Doors, Iron Butterfly, Big Brother & The Holding Company, Cream, Jefferson Airplane, Ultimate Spinach, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Blue Cheer, Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Great Society, Stone Garden and the Grateful Dead as "acid rock" in his book about Ken Kesey and the Acid Tests, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.[2]

"Acid rock" also refers to the subset of psychedelic rock bands that were part of, or were influenced by, the San Francisco Sound,[3] and which played loud, "heavy" music featuring long improvised solos.[4]"

Styx isn't close to this sound. Play Styx II and tell me if it has anywhere close to this description. Stop making Styx out to be something they weren't ever close to being.

yeh....STOP IT!!!!!! you dont make styx out to be something they werent when ole "styx police" toph is around.....thanks for keeping us straight toph......you have no idea how grateful I am that we have you to keep us on point. who needs "roberts rules of order".....I vote we change it to "toph's rules of order".....can I get a second on that?

Oh you're just a bitter boy because you, like your man crush JY, wants to think STYX is a heavy metal, acid rock band. Here's news for you - they're closer to Air Supply than acid rock.

you're right again oh great one toph;.......i'm all out of love.